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Hello MyBB fans! So it’s been a while since the last “Staff changes” blog post! We’ve had quite a few changes recently and thought it would be a perfect time to give you all an update on our great team. [HEADING=3]Welcome our new staff members[/HEADING] Please welcome http://community.mybb.com/user-16693.html">Fábio Maia to the support team, more commonly known as faviouz to us all. faviouz has been a very helpful member on the community forums and has released several plugins and tutorials. Also welcome http://community.mybb.com/user-8582.html">Pirata Nervo to the development team! Pirata has been an extremely helpful member and has also developed many great plugins. [HEADING=3]Thank staff who have moved on[/HEADING] Our long-time contributor http://community.mybb.com/user-14.html">Alan Crisp has left after many years on the team. A while ago he took a job as a PHP developer with skills that he learned while on the team. This very job is what has led to him resigning from the team, with little free time to continue contributing. He thanks us for all the opportunities he was given here, and we thank him for his efforts, sincerely. We’re also sad to see http://community.mybb.com/user-24127.html">Conor Calby leave, after a very helpful year on the team he has left due to time constraints as well. We hope he finds the time in the future to return. Unfortunately one of our more recent additions to the team, http://community.mybb.com/user-34795.html">thebod, also had to leave due to other commitments. We are very thankful to anyone offering their time to MyBB and we wish those who left the very best of luck. [HEADING=3]Applications are always open[/HEADING] If you would like to be a part of one of the teams we have here at MyBB (development, support, SQA), please take a look at http://www.mybb.com/about/apply">this page for more information. http://blog.mybb.com/?ak_action=api_record_view&id=1375&type=feed" alt="" /> View the full article

Hello everyone, I am most pleased to announce a community-organised New York City phpBB meetup. We have reservations at Fred's Restaurant starting at 8:00PM. The restaurant provides an extensive food menu and a full bar. Some of us will eat, some of us will drink and all of us will bask in the glory that is phpBB. Bring your friends, bring your stories, bring yourselves. (http://tinyurl.com/3cv6yyv" class="postlink]see map) http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7169092/new_york_ny/fred_s_restaurant_bar.html" class="postlink]Fred's Restaurant 476 Amsterdam Ave New York, NY 10024 Please see the discussion topic for more information:

Hello everyone, I am most pleased to announce a community-organised New York City phpBB meetup. We have reservations at Fred's Restaurant starting at 8:00PM. The restaurant provides an extensive food menu and a full bar. Some of us will eat, some of us will drink and all of us will bask in the glory that is phpBB. Bring your friends, bring your stories, bring yourselves. When? Friday 19th of August 8:00PM EST Where? (http://tinyurl.com/3cv6yyv" class="postlink">see map) http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7169092/new_york_ny/fred_s_restaurant_bar.html" class="postlink">Fred's Restaurant 476 Amsterdam Ave New York, NY 10024 Please see the discussion topic for more information: viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2133592 --------------------------------------------------http://phpbb-ny.eventbrite.com/" class="postlink">> RSVP HERE span>---------------------------------------------------- We hope to see you there. View the full article

I do it with threads from this forum. Try http://twitterfeed.com. That's what I use.

I do it with threads from this forum. Try http://twitterfeed.com. That's what I use.

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Note: you only need to read this if you upgraded to 1.6.4 before this blog post was made. If you have not upgraded yet, you will need this: http://blog.mybb.com/2011/07/26/mybb-1-6-4-released-feature-update-security-maintenance-release/">http://blog.mybb.com/2011/07/26/mybb-1-6-4-released-feature-update-security-maintenance-release/ A few days ago, we released http://blog.mybb.com/2011/07/26/mybb-1-6-4-released-feature-update-security-maintenance-release/">MyBB 1.6.4 – a feature update, maintenance and security release. We’ve noticed one or two problems with this, so we’ve decided to give out an immediate update. There is no security threat to 1.6.4 – this update fixes a problem with quote tags, split posts and an issue with two templates. To apply this update, please follow these instructions: As usual, backup your forum’s database and files, and switch off your forum’s front end. You may want to follow the http://wiki.mybb.com/index.php/Upgrading">Wiki Upgrading Procedure. http://www.mybb.com/download/148">Download the 1.6.4 Update Files and upload them to your forum – overwriting the existing ones. Delete ./install/lock and visit the upgrader – normally found at yourforum/install/upgrade.php and run the upgrader again. Choose 1.6.3 from the list of versions. The above process won’t cause any problems with your forum – it merely updates the default templates again to 1.6.4′s versions and adds a database column missing from the original update. You also need to check two templates – online_today and member_profile_adminoptions. Please see the attached patch file and make the changes where necessary in each of the themes you have installed. http://www.mybb.com/download/149">1.6.4 Template Update Patch These changes have already been made to the main download of 1.6.4 – so it you’re still waiting to upgrade, now is the time to do it! Many apologies for the less-than-perfect quality – we’re updating our release procedures so that hopefully in the future we won’t have these problems again. Thanks you, MyBB Team http://blog.mybb.com/?ak_action=api_record_view&id=1361&type=feed" alt="" /> View the full article

MyBB 1.6.4 is now available from the MyBB website and is a feature update, security and maintenance release for the 1.6 series. What’s added/changed in this version? In 1.6.4, there are 2 new updates and over 100 reported issues fixed. Please be aware that not all of the existing problems have been fixed in this version. Because of the size of the updates, these will be fixed in a later release. http://dev.mybb.com/projects/mybb/versions/38]Issues fixed in 1.6.4 http://dev.mybb.com/projects/mybb/issues]Unfixed Issues The 2 new updates included in 1.6.4 are only small – one globally switches on/off plugins and the other detects whether an Administrator has renamed the Portal to check for file verifications. Security Updates There are also 3 security updates for 1.6.4. Overall, they are low risk vulnerabilities as they all require administrator permissions – however, one of these is classed as high risk if a user manages to get into the Admin Control Panel (ACP). As a result of this, it is recommended that only certain types of variables are used in templates that follow the MyBB Development Standards – although other types may be used it the templates are installed to the database through your plugin, Administrators will not be able to save templates with these variables in. Theme Artists and Plugin Developers should take a close look at the new changes to see if their work will be affected by the new changes and update them accordingly. Performance In 1.6.4, there are a number of performance-related updates. These range from small code changes to caching thread prefixes. More information about these are available on 1.6.4′s page in the Wiki. Almost everyone should be able to see at least some benefits from these changes. Upgrading from 1.6.3 and Other Versions Due to the size of this release and due to release errors earlier in the 1.6 series, View the full article

MyBB 1.6.4 is now available from the MyBB website and is a feature update, security and maintenance release for the 1.6 series. [HEADING=3]What’s added/changed in this version?[/HEADING] In 1.6.4, there are 2 new updates and over 100 reported issues fixed. Please be aware that not all of the existing problems have been fixed in this version. Because of the size of the updates, these will be fixed in a later release. http://dev.mybb.com/projects/mybb/versions/38">Issues fixed in 1.6.4 http://dev.mybb.com/projects/mybb/issues">Unfixed Issues The 2 new updates included in 1.6.4 are only small – one globally switches on/off plugins and the other detects whether an Administrator has renamed the Portal to check for file verifications. [HEADING=3]Security Updates[/HEADING] There are also 3 security updates for 1.6.4. Overall, they are low risk vulnerabilities as they all require administrator permissions – however, one of these is classed as high risk if a user manages to get into the Admin Control Panel (ACP). As a result of this, it is recommended that only certain types of variables are used in templates that follow the MyBB Development Standards – although other types may be used it the templates are installed to the database through your plugin, Administrators will not be able to save templates with these variables in. Theme Artists and Plugin Developers should take a close look at the new changes to see if their work will be affected by the new changes and update them accordingly. [HEADING=3]Performance[/HEADING] In 1.6.4, there are a number of performance-related updates. These range from small code changes to caching thread prefixes. More information about these are available on 1.6.4′s page in the Wiki. Almost everyone should be able to see at least some benefits from these changes. [HEADING=3]Upgrading from 1.6.3 and Other Versions[/HEADING] Due to the size of this release and due to release errors earlier in the 1.6 series, all files need to be changed. This is to ensure that you have the latest versions of the software’s files which can be hard to trace from earlier releases. This upgrade process is the same for any version of MyBB. Before performing any upgrade, please remember to backup your forum’s files and database and store them safely. If you have edited core files, please make sure you make a changelog for these changes so you can make them again once the upgrade is complete. If you have installed plugins that require changes to core files, you will need to make those changes again. To upgrade, follow the Upgrading process. The upgrade script is required. There are also language and theme changes. First, http://mybb.com/download/latest">download MyBB 1.6.4 http://mybb.com/download/latest"> http://mybb.com/download/latest">Once downloaded, follow the instructions in the Wiki – http://wiki.mybb.com/index.php/Upgrading">MyBB Wiki: Upgrading. If you require support for upgrading to 1.6.4, please see the 1.6 General Support Forum. [HEADING=3]Changes in 1.6.4[/HEADING] We’ve made a handy reference guide to what’s changed in 1.6.4 in the Wiki. We’ll be doing this for each version in the future too so you can see what we’re working on. http://wiki.mybb.com/index.php/1.6.4">View 1.6.4 Changes in the Wiki. [HEADING=3]MyBB Merge System 1.6.1 Update[/HEADING] For those users who have been using Merge System 1.6.1 and earlier, there is an important security update ready for you. You can read more about it in the http://blog.mybb.com/2011/07/21/important-attention-users-of-the-merge-system-version-1-6-1-and-earlier/">1.6.1 Update Blog Post. Thank you, MyBB Team http://blog.mybb.com/?ak_action=api_record_view&id=1292&type=feed" alt="" /> View the full article

You could use mod rewrite to redirect the urls to the new wordpress site. You'll retain pagerank as long as you do it correctly.

You could use mod rewrite to redirect the urls to the new wordpress site. You'll retain pagerank as long as you do it correctly.

Hi everyone, The phpBB Styles Team is proud to announce that the Customisations Database now supports ColorizeIt! Simple: go to the contribution page of the style where you want to change the colours from, for example for prosilver Special Edition it would be http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/style/prosilver_special_edition/" class="postlink]this link, once the page loads just click on the "Change Colours" button, and follow the introductions from there. For all approved Styles the ColorizeIt feature is enabled by default. For Styles Authors this means that you will only be able to see/use it when your Style has been approved.

Hi everyone, The phpBB Styles Team is proud to announce that the Customisations Database now supports ColorizeIt! What is ColorizeIt? http://www.colorizeit.com/" class="postlink">ColorizeIt is an online color scheme editor for forum styles, blog themes and website templates. With only a few simple clicks you can change the color scheme of any forum (phpBB) or blog theme (WordPress and Drupal) without editing any images or html/css files. These are all provided by the ColorizeIt system. How can I use it? Simple: go to the contribution page of the style where you want to change the colours from, for example for prosilver Special Edition it would be http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/style/prosilver_special_edition/" class="postlink">this link, once the page loads just click on the "Change Colours" button, and follow the introductions from there. How can I add that to my submission? You don't have to do anything http://www.phpbb.com/community/images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif" alt=";)" title="Wink" /> For all approved Styles the ColorizeIt feature is enabled by default. For Styles Authors this means that you will only be able to see/use it when your Style has been approved. What about the Colorize Styles I have submitted to the Customisations Database? All Style Authors will be contacted if they have a ColorizeIt Style, at which point they will be given the option to keep one Style in our Customisations Database while the others will be removed so users will not be confused by multiple ColorizeIt Style versions. Special Thanks The Styles Team would like to thank http://www.phpbb.com/community/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5926" class="postlink">CyberAlien for his work and support during the integration. Bugs If you find any bugs please report them to our http://www.phpbb.com/bugs/titania/" class="postlink">Customisations Database Bug Tracker. Discuss You may discuss this announcement http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2135475" class="postlink">here. Thank you, The phpBB Styles Team View the full article

Hasn't done anything for my sites so far. Maybe it will change in the future. For now it adds nothing.

Hasn't done anything for my sites so far. Maybe it will change in the future. For now it adds nothing.

Thanks for posting.

Thanks for posting.

If you’ve used the MyBB Merge System v1.6.1 or earlier please download the file attached here, upload it to your forum root, and run it by going to http://yourdomain.co...rumpath/icr.php for security purposes. The reason for this is a potential security breach related to the “old db” password being stored in the datacache in plaintext form. Thanks goes to euantor & Malcolm for reporting this. View the full article

If you’ve used the MyBB Merge System v1.6.1 or earlier please download the file attached here, upload it to your forum root, and run it by going to http://yourdomain.co...rumpath/icr.php for security purposes. The reason for this is a potential security breach related to the “old db” password being stored in the datacache in plaintext form. Thanks goes to euantor & Malcolm for reporting this. View the full article

Hello everyone We will be performing some server maintenance late Thursday/early Friday. The agenda includes doubling the memory in our servers, a kernel update and an overhaul of the database VM structure. To minimize the inconvenience, we are scheduling this as closely as possible to phpBB.com's least active hours and combining multiple procedures in one day. We expect to be done within 4 hours and will start at 6:00 PM PST/9:00PM EST/2:00AM UTC. http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=phpBB.com+Maintenance&iso=20110714T18&p1=221" class="postlink]Click here for times from selected cities around the world Various components of the site (the board, area51, the blog, wiki, documentation, etc.) will be sporadically offline during this time. Thank you, The phpBB Team View the full article

Hello everyone We will be performing some server maintenance late Thursday/early Friday. The agenda includes doubling the memory in our servers, a kernel update and an overhaul of the database VM structure. To minimize the inconvenience, we are scheduling this as closely as possible to phpBB.com's least active hours and combining multiple procedures in one day. We expect to be done within 4 hours and will start at 6:00 PM PST/9:00PM EST/2:00AM UTC. http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=phpBB.com+Maintenance&iso=20110714T18&p1=221" class="postlink">Click here for times from selected cities around the world Various components of the site (the board, area51, the blog, wiki, documentation, etc.) will be sporadically offline during this time. Thank you, The phpBB Team View the full article

Hi all, The Support Team is pleased to announce the availability of Support Toolkit "Bertie's lifeguard" 1.0.4. This fourth maintenance release introduces some small new features, but is mainly aimed at improving the stability of the Support Toolkit on various platforms supported by phpBB itself. This release also introduces full phpBB 3.0.9 support. This new release can be downloaded from the http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/official_tool/stk/" class="postlink]Support Toolkit page in the CDB. the old Translations for this release can be downloaded http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/official_tool/stk/faq/f_620" class="postlink]here. To enable a translation, you only have to download the package and place it in the stk/language directory. [Change] Revert to use the phpBB common.php. (Bug #62658)[Change] Make the ACP link "founder only". (Bug #62682, Patch by WileCoyote)[Change] Various changes to the database cleaner to correctly support all the DBMS supported by phpBB. If you are unfamiliar with the toolkit, please see the http://www.phpbb.com/support/stk/" class="postlink]Support Toolkit page. As always, assistance with installation, updating, or any of the tools provided with the Toolkit is available through the http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/official_tool/stk/support/" class="postlink]support section in the CDB. Please submit any bugs/suggestions to the http://www.phpbb.com/bugs/supportteamtools/" class="postlink]Support Team Tools bugtracker. Thank you, and enjoy. The phpBB Team You may discuss this announcement in the http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2134354" class="postlink][Discuss] Support Toolkit 1.0.4 released topic. View the full article

Hi all, The Support Team is pleased to announce the availability of Support Toolkit "Bertie's lifeguard" 1.0.4. This fourth maintenance release introduces some small new features, but is mainly aimed at improving the stability of the Support Toolkit on various platforms supported by phpBB itself. This release also introduces full phpBB 3.0.9 support. This new release can be downloaded from the http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/official_tool/stk/" class="postlink">Support Toolkit page in the CDB. Updating When updating from any older Support Toolkit version first delete the old [iCODE]stk/[/iCODE] directory before uploading the new version. Translations Translations for this release can be downloaded http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/official_tool/stk/faq/f_620" class="postlink">here. To enable a translation, you only have to download the package and place it in the stk/language directory. New features [Add] Add the ability to delete users to the profile list tool. (Bug #62727) [Add] Support the mssqlnative DBAL. (Bug #62803, #62804) [Add] Mark/Unmark all checkboxes in the restore deleted users tool. (Bug #62833) Changes [Change] Revert to use the phpBB common.php. (Bug #62658) [Change] Make the ACP link "founder only". (Bug #62682, Patch by WileCoyote) [Change] Various changes to the database cleaner to correctly support all the DBMS supported by phpBB. Bugfixes [Fix] Correctly package the translation packages. (Bug #62651) [Fix] Incorrect include path in the mysql_upgrader. (Bug #62653) [Fix] In some cases the database cleaner is loaded twice, causing blank pages. (Bug #62660, Patch by D¡cky) [Fix] Depricated error in PHP 5.3.x. (Bug #62662) [Fix] Remove unused button from the database cleaner. (Bug #62663) [Fix] Resolve "500 Server errors" on IIS. (Bug #62679) [Fix] Undefined index error in the resync user groups tool. (Bug #62687) [Fix] BBCode reparser incorrectly handles guest posts. (Bug #62713) [Fix] BBCode reparser doesn't keep "reparseall" flag. (Bug #62725) [Fix] Allow multibyte characters in the SRT generator. (Bug #62744) [Fix] Allow disallowed user names in the "add user" tool. (Bug #62685) [Fix] Resolve SQL error when resynchronising PM report flags. (Bug #62783) [Fix] Resolve an postgreSQL error in the resync. report flags tool. (Bug #62788) [Fix] Unexpected return while running database cleaner. (Bug #62799) [Fix] Missing semicolon potentially corrupts index in mysql upgrader [ref: PHPBB3-10192]. (Bug #62800, Patch by Noxwizard) [Fix] Database cleaner doesn't continue. (Bug #62801) [Fix] Stricter HTTPS check in the auto cookie tool. (Bug #62814, Patch by Noxwizard) [Fix] Restore Deleted Users tool uses invalid grouping. (Bug #62818, Patch by Noxwizard) [Fix] Profile List fails on MSSQL. (Bug #62819) [Fix] Reparse all bbcodes fails on MSSQL Native. (Bug #62820) [Fix] All tables and columns marked missing in Firebird and Oracle. (Bug #62821) [Fix] Reparse All BBCodes enters infinite loop for MSSQL. (Bug #62822) If you are unfamiliar with the toolkit, please see the http://www.phpbb.com/support/stk/" class="postlink">Support Toolkit page. As always, assistance with installation, updating, or any of the tools provided with the Toolkit is available through the http://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/official_tool/stk/support/" class="postlink">support section in the CDB. Please submit any bugs/suggestions to the http://www.phpbb.com/bugs/supportteamtools/" class="postlink">Support Team Tools bugtracker. Thank you, and enjoy. The phpBB Team You may discuss this announcement in the http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=2134354" class="postlink">[Discuss] Support Toolkit 1.0.4 released topic. View the full article